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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNA binding sites: implications in colorectal cancer.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 1 Jan 2014
Bhaumik Panchalee, Gopalakrishnan Chandrasekhar, Kamaraj Balu, Purohit Rituraj
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is a complex genetic disorder, characterised by uncontrolled cell proliferation and caused by altered expression of oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes. When cell proliferation pertains to colon, it is called colorectal cancer. Most of colorectal cancer causing genes are potential targets for the miRNA (microRNA) that bind to 3'UTR (untranslated regions) of mRNA and inhibit translation. Mutations...
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